Rosemary-Ginger Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 0.33 cups packed fresh rosemary leaves
• 0.33 cups coarsely chopped fresh ginger
• 0.25 teaspoons black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Bring all syrup ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil, stirring until sugar has dissolve, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 1 hour at room temperature.

2. 2

   Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pushing down on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Refrigerate until ready to use.

3. 3

   Combine gin, 1 cup of the rosemary-ginger simple syrup, sparkling water, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice cubes and shake until well-chilled. Strain 3/4 cup each into 8 glasses and serve.